Talk of the Table | Jews and Chinese Food: A Love Story
Eating Chinese in the 1920s and the 1930s was a very urban, sophisticated thing to do. It was cool, but it was also cheap, so they could afford it.
The Mysterious Tale of a Ukrainian University’s Anti-Semitic Crusade
An anti-Semitic campaign at a Kiev institution—featuring former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke, shadowy foreign agents and outlandish claims—ends almost as suddenly as it began.
Mel Brooks: King of the Politically Incorrect
The Über-comedian reveals why he likes to lampoon Nazis and poke fun at the Inquisition and other historical Jewish tragedies. There’s only one comedic line he refuses to cross.
Opinion: Is Tenure Bad for the Jews?
If you ask professors why they need tenure, the first words out of their mouths will undoubtedly be some variation of this phrase: “To guarantee...
Israel’s Women Are Forced to the Back of the Bus
Back in 2003 I took a bus from downtown Jerusalem to my home in the northern suburb of Ramot, a mixed secular and modern Orthodox...
Summer Music Interview | Dave Brubeck’s Jewish Music
Dave Brubeck talks about spirituality, jazz and why he writes Jewish music.
